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Alphabet

GOOGL Communication Services Market cap $3.47T as of Oct 29, 2026 16:00 ET S&P 500

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Q3 FY26 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 reported Oct 29, 2026

Revenue$127.58B +25% year over year
Gross profit$76.16B 60% margin
Operating profit$40.58B 32% margin
Net profit$26.47B 21% margin

Sankey diagram of Alphabet's income statement for Q3 FY26: revenue of $127.58 billion splits into segments and flows out into costs, taxes and net profit.
The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare of revenueYear over year
Revenue 127.58 100% +25%
Google search & other 63.27 50% +12%
Google cloud 24.77 19% +63%
Google subscriptions 12.91 10% +0%
YouTube ads 11.06 9% +8%
Other 7.89 6%
Google network 7.30 6% −1%
Other bets 0.38 0% +11%
Cost of revenue−51.4240%
Gross profit76.1660% margin+0pp
R&D−20.6416%+1pp
Sales & marketing−8.807%+0pp
G&A−6.145%−2pp
Operating profit40.5832% margin+1pp
Interest & other costs−8.22
Tax−5.89
Net profit26.47 21% margin−13pp

Financial health

The balance sheet, the quarter's capital flow, the debt schedule and the capital structure of the quarter shown above.

Balance sheet of Alphabet, Q3 FY26: assets of $1,003.31B against liabilities and equity.

Assets $1,003.31B Liabilities $325.76B Equity $677.55B as of Sep 30, 2026

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Assets$1,003.31B100%
Cash$56.33B6%
Short-term investments$208.76B21%
Receivables$72.78B7%
Inventory$13.31B1%
Other current assets$23.48B2%
Property & equipment$372.83B37%
Lease right-of-use$20.27B2%
Goodwill$58.12B6%
Intangibles$8.82B1%
Indefinite-lived intangibles$0.27B0%
Deferred tax assets$1.46B0%
Other assets$166.89B17%
Liabilities$325.76B32%
Payables$21.98B2%
Accrued liabilities$74.32B7%
Deferred revenue$9.43B1%
Short-term debt$1.02B0%
Other current liabilities$28.20B3%
Long-term debt$125.10B12%
Lease liabilities$16.82B2%
Deferred tax$27.83B3%
Other liabilities$21.08B2%
Equity$677.55B68%
Stockholders' equity$677.55B68%
Capital flow of Alphabet, Q3 FY26: $71.77B moved from its sources to its uses.

Money moved $71.77B Free cash flow −$9.07B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 Quarter derived from year-to-date statements.

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Where the money came from$71.77B100%
Operating cash flow$42.29B59%
Debt raised$29.00B40%
Other financing$0.44B1%
Currency effect$0.05B0%
Where it went−$71.77B100%
Capital expenditure−$51.36B72%
Investments bought, net−$18.17B25%
Other investing−$1.83B3%
Added to cash−$0.42B1%
Debt and liquidity of Alphabet, Q3 FY26: total debt $126.1B against cash and cash flow.

Total debt $126.1B Cash & short-term investments $265.1B Net cash $139.0B Operating cash flow, last 4 quarters $179.6B Interest expense, last 4 quarters $3.1B

Maturities as filed as of Dec 31, 2025; debt and cash as of Sep 30, 2026.

The numbers behind the diagram
Principal due, as of Dec 31, 2025
DueValue
2026$2.0B
2027$1.0B
2028$2.7B
2029$1.8B
2030$5.5B
after 2030$36.1B
Instruments, as of Dec 31, 2025
DueItemCouponValue
2020Notes0.8%$9.0B
2028USD notes floating rate$0.5B
–2025 USD notes4.89%$22.5B
–2025 USD notes3.88%$22.5B
–2025 USD fixed rate notes$17.0B
–2025 euro notes2.38%$15.6B
–2025 euro notes3.44%$13.3B
–2016 notes2%$2.0B
–2025 USD floating rate notes$0.5B
Capital structure of Alphabet, Q3 FY26: debt of $126.1B against book equity of $677.5B.

Debt to equity 0.19× Net cash $139.0B Interest coverage 51.03× Return on invested capital 30.1% Cost of debt, after tax 3.3% Book values as of Sep 30, 2026.

EBIT, EBITDA, interest and tax are the last four quarters, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. The cost of equity, the weighted average cost of capital and the value creation spread need the share price, beta and a risk-free rate, which the filing does not carry. They stay empty rather than estimated.

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueHow it is computed
Total debt short-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab$126.1Bshort-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab
Equity, book value stockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet$677.5Bstockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet
Total capital total debt + equity$803.7Btotal debt + equity
Debt share total debt / total capital16%total debt / total capital
Equity share equity / total capital84%equity / total capital
Net cash total debt − cash and short-term investments$139.0Btotal debt − cash and short-term investments
EBIT, last 4 quarters operating income, four quarters summed$157.0Boperating income, four quarters summed
Depreciation & amortisation, last 4 quarters from the cash flow statement, four quarters summed$28.0Bfrom the cash flow statement, four quarters summed
EBITDA, last 4 quarters EBIT + depreciation & amortisation$185.0BEBIT + depreciation & amortisation
Interest expense, last 4 quarters four quarters summed$3.1Bfour quarters summed
Debt to equity total debt / equity0.19×total debt / equity
Net debt to EBITDA net debt / EBITDA–net cash $139.0Bnet debt / EBITDA
Interest coverage EBIT / interest expense51.03×EBIT / interest expense
Effective tax rate income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%18.1%income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%
NOPAT, last 4 quarters EBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)$128.6BEBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)
Invested capital, average total debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Sep 30, 2025)$426.8Btotal debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Sep 30, 2025)
Return on invested capital NOPAT / average invested capital30.1%NOPAT / average invested capital
Cost of debt, before tax interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate4.0%interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate
Cost of debt, after tax cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)3.3%cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)
Cost of equity risk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium–needs market datarisk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium
Weighted average cost of capital cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value–needs market datacost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value
Value creation spread ROIC − WACC–needs market dataROIC − WACC

Quarter by quarter

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Quarter Period Reported Revenue Year over year Operating margin Net profit Net margin
Q3 FY26 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 reported Oct 29, 2026 Operating margin 32% Net profit $26.5B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 Oct 29, 2026 $127.6B +25% 32% $26.5B 21%
Q2 FY26 Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 reported Jul 23, 2026 Operating margin 34% Net profit $112.2B Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 Jul 23, 2026 $119.8B +24% 34% $112.2B 94%
Q1 FY26 Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 reported Apr 30, 2026 Operating margin 36% Net profit $62.6B Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 Apr 30, 2026 $109.9B +22% 36% $62.6B 57%
Q4 FY25 Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 reported Feb 5, 2026 Operating margin 32% Net profit $34.5B Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 Feb 5, 2026 $113.8B +18% 32% $34.5B 30%
Q3 FY25 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 reported Oct 30, 2025 Operating margin 31% Net profit $35.0B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 Oct 30, 2025 $102.3B +16% 31% $35.0B 34%
Q2 FY25 Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025 reported Jul 24, 2025 Operating margin 32% Net profit $28.2B Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025 Jul 24, 2025 $96.4B +14% 32% $28.2B 29%